Oddamaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - oddamaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "oddamaðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

oddamaðr: oddamaðr, m. Opmand, Person hvis Stem-me eller Kjendelse skal være den afgjø-rende, gjøre Udslaget hvor Stemmerneere lige paa begge Sider eller Parternei en Sag ikke kunne blive enige; hvártsem 2 menn eða fleiri gera sátt, endaverða þeir eigi á sáttir, þá er rétt, atþeir taki sér oddamann, ef sá er þarGrág. 27922; sú var ályktan þeirraGizurar ok Sturlu, at þeir skyldi sjalfirsemja sættir sínar, en Hrafn vera odda-maðr, ef þá skildi á Sturl. II, 15432;Johannes er oddamaðr Krists ok mannaPost. 90225.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚦᚦᛆᛘᛆᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

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